A substitute decision-maker (SDM) is someone who can make personal care decisions for you when you're not mentally capable. This includes decisions about where you live, what you eat, getting dressed, washing and having a bath, and staying safe. This might be the attorney you name in your Power of Attorney for Personal Care.
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Scams and frauds are crimes where people lie, cheat, use someone else's personal information, or break the law to get money or something for themselves.
Common examples are identity theft, credit card fraud, email and online fraud, and phone and door-to-door sales scams.
The term "older adult" is usually used to describe someone who is over the age of 65. But there's no set age for when someone is considered an older adult. Some people use the term "senior".
We use older adult to refer to someone who may be affected by elder abuse, even if they're younger than 65.
A safety plan is a list of actions that someone can take to avoid dangerous situations or if they're in danger.
Safety plans usually include ways for someone to stay safe:
The Retirement Home Regulatory Authority is an independent organization set up by the Ontario government. Its purpose is to license and regulate retirement homes so they comply with the Retirement Homes Act. It has a duty to help protect retirement home residents from being harmed.
In Ontario, retirement homes are licensed, privately owned places where at least 6 people live. These people are not related to the operator or landlord of the home. The residents:
Retirement homes do not get money from the government....
A Power of Attorney for Property is a legal document that lets you name someone to deal with your money and property. You're called the grantor. The person you name is called your attorney.
Your attorney can make decisions, such as:
The term "older adult" is usually used to describe someone who's over the age of 65. But there's no set age for when someone is considered an older adult. Some people prefer to use the term "senior".
We use older adult to refer to someone who may be affected by elder abuse, even if they're younger than 65.
Being mentally capable means being able to make decisions for yourself about things like your:
A person needs to be mentally capable to make:
Being mentally capable to make decisions depends on whether the decision is about:
Mental capacity also depends on the type of document you want to prepare, for example: